BMW now is recalling about 324,000 diesel vehicles in Europe to fix a technical fault that has caused engine fires in South Korea, German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) was reported to have said.

Reuters noted a faulty exhaust gas recirculation module in BMW diesel cars caused 27 engine fires in South Korea this year, prompting the company to recall 106,000 vehicles there and issue an apology.

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BMW is now widening the recall to Europe, with 96,300 vehicles affected in Germany, to replace the module if the fault is confirmed, FAZ was reported as saying on Tuesday, citing BMW.

In an earlier report, Reuters reported BMW, the second most popular foreign carmaker in South Korea, said it had learned of the problems in 2016 but identified the root cause of the problem in June this year.

The automaker had announced a "technical campaign" in Europe, followed by recalls in South Korea, citing similar failure rates of the system in both regions.

South Korea's transport ministry told the news agency it had urged BMW executives to cooperate in the ongoing probe, saying they were falling short of submitting related documents. The government launched the probe into the affected models on 16 July.

Earlier report: BMW recalls 106,000 cars in South Korea

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